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City College সিটি কলেজ Established 1881 Type Co Ed College Religious affiliation University of Calcutta Location Kolkata, West Bengal, India City College Bengali: সিটি কলেজ is a constituent undergraduate college of the University of Calcutta. Established in 1881, it is one of the heritage institutions of Calcutta (now, Kolkata) which played a prominent social role in the wake of the Bengal Renaissance of the nineteenth century. The college is located at 102/1, Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani, Kolkata-700 009. It is one of the City group colleges administered by Brahmo Samaj Education Society , a registered society, constituted by the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, Kolkata, and affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[1]
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History
City College owes its origin to the intensive effort for spread of English education in Bengal, towards the end of the nineteenth century, by several educationists and philanthropists. In a fledgling form this institution was founded as a High School on 6th January 1879, by late Ananda Mohan Bose in collaboration with two other educationists, Pandit Sivanath Sastri and Sir Surendranath Banerjee of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. Sivanath Sastri was the first Secretary of the school committee and also its first Headmaster. After Only two years in the year 1881 the High School was developed into a College and F.A classes were opened. The college was founded by late Ananda Mohan Bose, M.A., Barrister-at-Law and the first Indian wrangler of Cambridge University. Pandit Sivanath Sastri, some veteran educationists, and a few other stalwarts of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj rendered their best help to the cause of the Institution and joined its tutorial staff. Umesh Chandra Dutta, also a Brahmo stalwart, became the first Principal of City College. The College was first established in an old house. After a short while, that house at 13, Mirzapur Street (Now Surya Sen Street) was purchased for the City College.
From the inception, the City College has been managed by Sri Ananda Mohan Bose, Sri Sivanath Sastri and other Brahmo leaders who handed over the management to Sadharan Brahmo Samaj which founded the Brahmo Samaj Education Society (B.S.E.S.)
In 1883 a Law Department was added to City College; and in 1884, it was elevated to a First Grade College when B.A. courses in several subjects also commenced. A branch of this institution, the City College at Mymensingh was established in 1901 and is still imparting education in Bangladesh. In the year 1905, the college had been placed under the control of a society, known as the Brahmo Samaj Educational Society (BSES). The new and present mansion of City College at 102/1 Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata – 9 was erected in 1917 along with the Rammohan Hostel. The new building was inaugurated in 1918. In 1939 a Commerce Department was opened and City College attained the position of the biggest college in Asia. This was followed by the inauguration of the Women’s Department in 1943. And from 1947 to 50, honours courses in several branches of science were also started here. In course of time City College opened many branches. Several institutions originated and were fostered at the City College Buildings, among which may be mentioned the Calcutta Deaf and Dumb School, the Anath Bandhu Samity, the Central Bengal Union, and Dr. M.M. Bose’s Homeopathic Institution. In the year 1961 the branches of the City College evolved into separate colleges under instructions of the University Grants Commission. While the original college retained the earliest title “City College”, the branches were named as i) Rammohan College, ii) Ananda Mohan College, iii) Umesh Chandra College, iv) City College of Commerce and Business Administration, v) Sivanath Sastri College, vi) Heramba Chandra College, and vii) Prafulla Chandra College.
Activities
The College attempts to promote sports and games as a matter of policy. Thus, an admission quota for sportspersons has been instituted. Besides, sporting achievements are duly recognised (appreciated?) through special facilities offered to deserving players. The College participates in various tournaments organised by Calcutta University as well as by State-level Sports Bodies like the CAB, IFA, WBTTA etc. This active pro-sports stance has yielded impressive results. The College cricket team won the CAB- organised Inter-College tournament in 2008.Also, a number of students from our College have represented the State and the University in different disciplines. In order to give the students a taste of adventure sports, a trekking programme to Sandakphu was organised in 2007 under the UGC Adventure Sports Scheme. A small team was also sent to attend rock-climbing course in Purulia.
Notable faculty
- Ashoke Kumar Sen, Union Cabinet Minister for Law and Justice
- Bratya Basu, dramatist, MLA
- Brajendra Nath Seal KCIE humanist philosopher
- Buddhadeb Dasgupta, filmmaker (Economics Dept.)
- Chidananda Dasgupta film maker, film critic
- Debendra Mohan Bose, physicist
- Jibanananda Das, poet, (English Dept.)
- Rajendra Prasad President of India
- Shankha Ghosh, poet, critic
- Sibnarayan Ray, thinker, literary critic (English Dept.)
- Subodh Sarkar, poet, writer
- Umesh Chandra Dutta, Principal (1881-1907)
Notable alumni
- Barun Sengupta, the founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper
- Haradhan Bandopadhyay, actor
- Mahesh Chandra Ghosh, philosopher, Brahmo
- Mohit Chattopadhyay, playwright, screenwriter
- Muhammad Shahidullah, linguist
- Rajanikanta Sen, poet, composer
- Samir Roychoudhury, poet, writer
- Satyendra Chandra Mitra, freedom fighter, politician
- Sunil Gangopadhyay, painter
References
- ^ "Article From City College Website". http://www.citycollegekolkata.ac.in/about.php. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
External links
University of Calcutta Chancellor: Mayankote Kelath Narayanan, Governor of West Bengal
Vice Chancellor: Professor Suranjan Das
Affiliated or associated institutes for advanced research
Bose Institute · Bengal Music College · Calcutta Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology · Carey Institute of Horticulture · Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta · Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata · Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science · Indian Centre for Space Physics · Indian Institute of Astrophysics · Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management · Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata · Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata · Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences · Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics · S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic SciencesFaculties of the university
Faculty of Agriculture · Faculty of Arts · Faculty of Commerce, Social Welfare & Business Management · Faculty of Education, Journalism and Library Science · Faculty of Engineering & Technology · Faculty of Fine Arts, Music and Home Science · Faculty of Law · Faculty of ScienceCentres of the university
A. K. Choudhury School of Information Technology · Women's Studies Research Centre · Dr. B.C. Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology · Gandhian Studies Centre · Centre for Urban Economic Studies · S. K. Mitra Centre for Space Environment · Peace Studies Research Centre · Centre for Testing and Training for Providing Technical Back up to the Beneficiaries for Agricultural and Horticultural Development · University Science Instrumentation Centre · Centre for Horticultural Studies · Centre for Millimeter Wave Semiconductor Devices & Systems · Centre for Pakistan and West Asian Studies · Centre for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology · Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities · Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies · Centre for Studies in Book Publishing · Centre for the Study of China and her Neighbourhood · Nehru Studies CentreColleges or institutes offering autonomous postgraduate courses
Bose Institute · Fakir Chand College · Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration · Lady Brabourne College · Maulana Azad College · Netaji Nagar Day College · Ramakrishna Mission Residential College · Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira · Rammohan College · Sanskrit College · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · St. Xavier's College, Calcutta · Vidyasagar College · Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray CollegeAutonomous undergraduate colleges
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College · Ramakrishna Mission Siksha Mandir · Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira · St. Xavier's College, CalcuttaColleges classified as Centers with Potential for Excellence by the University Grants Commission
Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College · Bethune College · Lady Brabourne College · Loreto College, Kolkata · Maulana Azad College · Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · St. Xavier's College, CalcuttaColleges that earned grade A and above by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
Bethune College · Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata · Lady Brabourne College · Loreto College, Kolkata · Ramakrishna Mission Residential College · Ramakrishna Mission Siksha Mandir · Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · Serampore College · Shri Shikshayatan College · St. Xavier's College, CalcuttaB.B.A. degree granting colleges
Asutosh College · Bhawanipur Education Society College · Deshbandhu College for Girls · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · St. Xavier's College, CalcuttaB.Ed degree granting colleges
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College · Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College · Calcutta Girls’ B.T. College · David Hare Training College · Department of Education, University of Calcutta · Fakir Chand College · Institute of Education for Women · Loreto College, Kolkata · Ramakrishna Mission Siksha Mandir · Ramakrishna Mission Training Institute for the teachers of the Visually Handicapped · Sarisa B.Ed College · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · Shri Shikshayatan College · St. Xavier's College, Calcutta · State Institute of Physical Education for Women · Uluberia CollegeSelf-financed B.Ed degree granting colleges
Gangadharpur Sikshan Mandir · Jagadish Chandra Bose Sikshak Sikshan · Raidighi B.Ed College · Sammilani Teachers’ Training College · Surendralal Das Teachers’ Training CollegeLaw colleges
Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College · South Calcutta Law College · Surendranath Law College · University Law College, CalcuttaSelf-financed law colleges
Bikash Bharati Law College · Jyotirmoy School of Law · Rabindra Siksha SammilaniState government administered undergraduate colleges
Bethune College · Lady Brabourne College · Maulana Azad CollegeSelf-financed undergraduate colleges
Sree Agrasain College · Taradevi Harakhchand Kankaria Jain CollegeList of undergraduate liberal arts and sciences colleges
Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College · Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College · Anandamohan College · Asutosh College · Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya · Bagnan College · Bangabasi College · Bangabasi Morning College · Bangabasi Evening College · Baruipur College · Basanti Devi College · Behala College · Bethune College · Bhawanipur Education Society College · Bidhan Chandra College · Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College · Budge Budge College · Calcutta Girls College · Charuchandra College · Chittaranjan College · City College · City College of Commerce and Business Administration · Deshbandhu College for Girls · Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia · Dinabandhu Institution, Shibpur · Dr.Kanailal Bhattacharya College · Fakir Chand College · Gangadharpur Mahavidyamandir · Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration · Gokhale Memorial Girls' College · Gourmohan Sachin Mondal Mahavidyalaya · Gurudas College · Harimohan Ghosh College · Heramba Chandra College · Jaypur Panchanan Roy College · Jogamaya Devi College · Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College · Khudiram Bose Central College · Kidderpore College · Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita (Co-ed) College · K. K. Das College · Kultali Dr. B .R. Ambedkar College · Lady Brabourne College · Lalbaba College · Loreto College, Kolkata · Magrahat College · Maharaja Manindra Chandra College · Maharaja Sris Chandra College · Maharani Kasiswari College · Maheshtala College · Maulana Azad College · Milli Al-Ameen College for Girls · Muralidhar Girls' College · Naba Ballygunge Mahavidyalaya · Nabagram Hiralal Paul College · Narasinha Dutt College · Netaji Nagar College (Evening) · Netaji Nagar Day College · Netaji Nagar College for Women · New Alipore College · Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya · Prabhu Jagatbandhu College · Prafulla Chandra College · · Puras-Kanpur Haridas Nandi Mahavidyalaya · Rabin Mukherjee College · Raidighi College · Raja Peary Mohan College · Ramakrishna Mission Residential College · Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira · Rammohan College · Rani Birla Girls' College · Ramsaday College · Sagar Mahavidyalaya · Saheed Anurup Chandra Mahavidyalaya · Sammilani Mahavidyalaya · Sanskrit College · Sarsuna College · Savitri Girls' College, Calcutta · Scottish Church College, Calcutta · Serampore Girls’ College · Serampore College · Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College · Seth Soorajmull Jalan Girls' College · Shri Shikshayatan College · Sir Gurudas Mahavidyalaya · Sivnath Sastri College · Sonarpur Mahavidyalaya · South Calcutta Girls College · Sovarani Memorial College · Sree Agrasain College · St.Paul's Cathedral Missions College · St. Xavier's College, Calcutta · Sundarban Hazi Desarat College · Sundarban Mahavidyalaya · Sushil Kar College · Surendranath College · Surendranath College for Women · Surendranath Evening College · Swami Niswambalananda Girls’ College · Syamaprasad College · Syampur Siddheswari Mahavidyalaya · Taradevi Harakhchand Kankaria Jain College · Udaynarayanpur Madhabilata Mahavidyalaya · Uluberia College · Umesh Chandra College · Victoria Institution (College) · Vidyanagar College · Vidyasagar College · Vidyasagar College for Women · Vidyasagar Evening College · Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya · Viharilal College for Home and Social Science · Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College · Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur · Vivekananda College for Women · Women's College · Women's Christian College, CalcuttaInternational links
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Categories:- Academic institutions associated with the Bengal Renaissance
- Educational institutions established in 1881
- Academic institutions currently affiliated with the University of Calcutta
- Universities and colleges affiliated with the Brahmo Samaj
- Universities and colleges in Kolkata
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